kistariungio

Swahili

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “kistari + -ungia (to join)?”)

Noun

kistariungio (ki-vi class, plural vistariungio)

1. hyphen, dash (typographic symbol)

See also

Punctuation

• ritifaa, apostrofi ( ' ) ( ’ )
• mabano ya mraba ( { } )
• mabano ya maua ( [ ] )
• nukta mbili, nukta pacha, koloni ( : )
• alama ya mkato, koma ( , )
• kistariungio ( ‒ ) ( – ) ( — ) ( ― )
• alama ya mshangao ( ! )
• alama ya mkwaju ( ⁄ )
• kistariungio ( - ) ( ‐ )
• mabano, parandesi, braketi ( ( ) )
• nukta ( . )
• alama ya swali ( ? )
• alama ya kunukuu ( ‘ ’ ‚ ) ( “ ” „ )
• nukta mkato ( ; )
• alama ya mkwaju ( / )